# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=852 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 853 --- ## [REST Javascript Login (or API Key Generation)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-javascript-login-or-api-key-generation/87635)
**Author:** [@reinchek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/reinchek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rest-javascript-login-or-api-key-generation/87635 "2018-05-16T13:18:56Z")
Hi all, i’m embedding the possibility to post discourse’s topic from external site through javascript. For this i need to generate an user’s api key, but if user isn’t logged on discourse is needed to shown a login form… --- ## [PMs should not show up in dashboard "Top Referred Topics"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pms-should-not-show-up-in-dashboard-top-referred-topics/87646)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pms-should-not-show-up-in-dashboard-top-referred-topics/87646 "2018-05-16T14:56:18Z")
Right now it’s possible for PMs to show up in Top Referred Topics - we should prevent that. --- ## [Looking for Remote Team Discourse Developer to build my new project](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-remote-team-discourse-developer-to-build-my-new-project/87655)
**Author:** [@arengo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/arengo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-remote-team-discourse-developer-to-build-my-new-project/87655 "2018-05-16T17:28:35Z")
I need remote team Discourse Developers to develop my new project. I consider the option of hiring offshore specialists, but I doubt the choice of the country. Maybe someone has encountered, and can give feedback, or kno… --- ## [Update upload URL for importers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-upload-url-for-importers/87669)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-upload-url-for-importers/87669 "2018-06-17T21:06:55Z")
Uploads now generate Markdown like: !\[square-abc-640|500x500\](upload://md1vKocQHFmG9K4vpC57cKCTQv9.png) script/import\_scripts/base/uploader.rb does this: def embedded\_image\_html(upload) image\_width = \[upload… --- ## [Topic Timer autodelete option usable even if I don't have appropriate permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-autodelete-option-usable-even-if-i-dont-have-appropriate-permissions/87674)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-timer-autodelete-option-usable-even-if-i-dont-have-appropriate-permissions/87674 "2018-05-16T22:43:23Z")
If I click the wrench at the bottom of a topic, and select Topic Timer, I see the option for auto-delete even though I don’t have the appropriate permissions to delete a topic. (Weirdly, it even lets me schedule the auto… --- ## [Unlist option in Topic Timer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlist-option-in-topic-timer/87676)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Warwick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew_Warwick)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlist-option-in-topic-timer/87676 "2018-05-17T05:38:53Z")
My ideal workflow for closing topics is: Lock topic Add post explaining why it was locked Leave it listed so users see why it was locked instead of it mysteriously disappearing Otherwise it may look like we’re just cl… --- ## [Add "All" timeframe to dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-all-timeframe-to-dashboard/87695)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-all-timeframe-to-dashboard/87695 "2018-05-17T23:19:44Z")
I definitely think All is more useful and meaningful than today - \`today’s stats won’t really mean anything unless you look at them around the same time every day.. --- ## [Inbound mail is not handled anymore due to invalid API key](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inbound-mail-is-not-handled-anymore-due-to-invalid-api-key/87706)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inbound-mail-is-not-handled-anymore-due-to-invalid-api-key/87706 "2018-05-17T07:34:00Z")
I just realised that I’m no longer seeing any bounces being handled. When checking my mail log, I see the following line for each incoming email: Failed to POST the e-mail to https://blenderartists.org/admin/email/hand… --- ## [\[ is stripped from reply by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-stripped-from-reply-by-email/87707)
**Author:** [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-stripped-from-reply-by-email/87707 "2018-05-17T08:21:36Z")
I’ve recently configured reply by email on my discourse instance and it is stripping the ‘\[’ if there is a markdown style link inserted into the email e.g. my email adds \[mail\](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=55… --- ## [Woke up to "too many requests error"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/woke-up-to-too-many-requests-error/87710)
**Author:** [@Garrick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Garrick)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/woke-up-to-too-many-requests-error/87710 "2019-06-20T08:27:34Z")
“Due to extreme load, this is temporarily being shown to everyone as a logged out user would see it.” Whats the fix for this? Im using digital ocean on a 4gb memory, 80gb disk plan. I refreshed page once and got the wa… --- ## [Blank upgrade page after updating docker manager to 2.0.0.beta10](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-upgrade-page-after-updating-docker-manager-to-2-0-0-beta10/87713)
**Author:** [@fhe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fhe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-upgrade-page-after-updating-docker-manager-to-2-0-0-beta10/87713 "2018-05-17T16:14:28Z")
I’ve just tried to update from Discourse 2.0.0 beta 9 to beta 10 and I’m now faced with a blank page on /admin/upgrade after updating docker manager. I’ve tried to restart the app via ./launcher which didn’t trigger … --- ## [Feature request: Permalinks like TOS to function as static pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-permalinks-like-tos-to-function-as-static-pages/87723)
**Author:** [@NemesisRE](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NemesisRE)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-permalinks-like-tos-to-function-as-static-pages/87723 "2018-05-17T16:58:51Z")
Hi there, with the new upcoming European privacy law and probably similar laws in other countries there are page that need to have information presented in a certain way. Static pages are a solution for that and we alre… --- ## [Needs Approval doesn't Log Reject](https://meta.discourse.org/t/needs-approval-doesnt-log-reject/87725)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/needs-approval-doesnt-log-reject/87725 "2019-06-11T21:25:42Z")
When a post/topic is in needs approval and a Staff chooses to Reject the post/topic, nothing gets logged. You don’t get an action stating the post/topic was deleted, or by whom, the post just vanishes and the user is lef… --- ## [Can't find Groups settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-find-groups-settings/87737)
**Author:** [@nilan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nilan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-find-groups-settings/87737 "2018-05-17T13:07:05Z")
I created different groups in the past, and assigned different users to these groups, changed the group names and so on. But now I can’t find the group settings anymore. These are my admin settings: I think between “… --- ## [Logout of Google and Facebook SSO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-of-google-and-facebook-sso/87745)
**Author:** [@PaulSTC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaulSTC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logout-of-google-and-facebook-sso/87745 "2018-05-17T22:07:02Z")
I use a discourse forum for coworkers to discuss work related topics. When they login from their work computers, it also logs them in to gmail or facebook, which some are not aware of. Then when they log out of discourse… --- ## [Privacy questions about administrator / moderator abilities](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-questions-about-administrator-moderator-abilities/87749)
**Author:** [@Joseph\_Tucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joseph_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-questions-about-administrator-moderator-abilities/87749 "2018-05-21T20:27:13Z")
Hi! I have some questions related to privacy and data security compliance. I hope the answers will be useful to other users requiring compliance. Who can administer Permissions in the admin user profile? e.g. /admin… --- ## [Customize Text and Links for Terms and Privacy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-and-links-for-terms-and-privacy/87766)
**Author:** [@RyanK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RyanK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-and-links-for-terms-and-privacy/87766 "2018-05-25T17:55:13Z")
Our legal folks are updating the company Terms and Privacy docs to cover our Discourse community as well. As such, they would like us to update the “Terms of Service” to “Terms of Use” (linked to an external URL) and “Pr… --- ## [A more helpful "you don't have permissions"-notification?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-more-helpful-you-dont-have-permissions-notification/87772)
**Author:** [@Uninen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Uninen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-more-helpful-you-dont-have-permissions-notification/87772 "2018-05-17T22:03:19Z")
I run a forum that uses groups and private categories for private discussions. Problem is, sharing links to categories that are visible only to these groups is very problematic as users with insufficient permissions get … --- ## [Incorrect message key in temporarily closed topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-message-key-in-temporarily-closed-topic/87773)
**Author:** [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-message-key-in-temporarily-closed-topic/87773 "2018-05-18T08:34:01Z")
Temporarily closing a topic in a category set to ‘Close X hours after last post’ leads to an incorrect message key: Reproduction steps: have category with auto-close-based-on-last-post settings such as: create topic… --- ## [Knocking spaces between words without editing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/knocking-spaces-between-words-without-editing/87783)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/knocking-spaces-between-words-without-editing/87783 "2018-05-18T17:33:58Z")
Quoting a bug reported elsewhere: --- ## [Discourse local dates need better presentation in emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-local-dates-need-better-presentation-in-emails/87785)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-local-dates-need-better-presentation-in-emails/87785 "2019-11-19T13:40:24Z")
The Discourse local time displays wonderful dates in the web UI. However in emails it can be very very confusing. For example: May 18, 2018 11:03 PM (UTC) will display as May 19, 2018 9:03 AM in an emails which leaves r… --- ## [Spam with from address set to reply by email address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-with-from-address-set-to-reply-by-email-address/87786)
**Author:** [@ryantm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryantm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-with-from-address-set-to-reply-by-email-address/87786 "2018-05-23T20:36:08Z")
Our “reply by email address” is “forum-replies+%{reply\_key}@example.com”. Recently, we’ve started receiving spam with the from address set to “forum-replies@example.com”. When this happens, Discourse is sends a “Rejectio… --- ## [Redirecting back to WordPress after signing in with Discourse SSo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirecting-back-to-wordpress-after-signing-in-with-discourse-sso/87789)
**Author:** [@Brad\_Bock](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brad_Bock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirecting-back-to-wordpress-after-signing-in-with-discourse-sso/87789 "2018-05-21T18:17:37Z")
I am helping someone to use their WordPress website set up as an SSO client to their Discourse forum with the WP-Discourse plugin. They would like to make the website accessible only to logged-in users. I tried using th… --- ## [View streak progress view in user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-streak-progress-view-in-user-profile/87794)
**Author:** [@DaBeast\_45](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DaBeast_45)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-streak-progress-view-in-user-profile/87794 "2022-03-01T18:51:24Z")
I think a new way to enhance profiles is the current view streak(How many days in a row you visited) so you can keep track of who’s active and who’s not and the user can see how many days until the view streak badges! --- ## [One-click browser Update not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-click-browser-update-not-working/87797)
**Author:** [@Gulshan\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gulshan_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-click-browser-update-not-working/87797 "2018-05-21T13:01:39Z")
I want to upgrade from version: 2.0.0.beta9 to the new version: 2.0.0.beta10. It gets stuck here since beginning. I tried in various devices. Same thing, happening. --- ## [How to display a banner for visitors only?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-a-banner-for-visitors-only/87800)
**Author:** [@adrianbblk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adrianbblk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-a-banner-for-visitors-only/87800 "2018-05-18T05:15:08Z")
Hi, I need to display a banner at the top of the page, but it should be for visitors only. How to set it to disappear for logged users ? Thanks --- ## [Indonesia Format Date Localization Bugged](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indonesia-format-date-localization-bugged/87808)
**Author:** [@ttttt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ttttt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indonesia-format-date-localization-bugged/87808 "2018-05-18T15:32:32Z")
Hey i found out that the date format from transifex is incorrect The format was BBB for month TTTT For Year, it should be formatted as normal english like MMM for month YYYY for year. Cuz the server doesnt recognize BB… --- ## [Better date selector for birthday](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-date-selector-for-birthday/87809)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-date-selector-for-birthday/87809 "2022-09-26T05:35:09Z")
We can do better than this dual action drop-down: A standard calendar drop-down should do the trick here, no? I don’t know why we refrain from asking for birth year, but I guess it’s often unnecessary. --- ## [Error 404 when uploading a backup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-404-when-uploading-a-backup/87810)
**Author:** [@sebastien](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sebastien)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 7:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-404-when-uploading-a-backup/87810 "2018-05-18T07:50:51Z")
Hi Guys, When uploading a backup to discourse through the console, it creates lots of 404 errors. In the end my backup got uploaded. Just wondering why i get so many 404 (around 3000 thousands) --- ## [Unable to change the notification email in admin settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-the-notification-email-in-admin-settings/87817)
**Author:** [@celine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/celine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-the-notification-email-in-admin-settings/87817 "2018-05-18T09:58:08Z")
I’d like to change the notification email in the admin settings, but each time I change it it automatically switches back to the email address I had before, which is also my “contact email” address…I do have SPF and DKIM… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=851) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=853)